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high 7.6

CVE-2006-3117 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (aka StarOffice) 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to ex…

published 2006-06-30 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3114

cvss
7.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.3%
EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenOffice.org (aka StarOffice) 1.1.x up to 1.1.5 and 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted OpenOffice XML document that is not properly handled by (1) Calc, (2) Draw, (3) Impress, (4) Math, or (5) Writer, aka "File Format / Buffer Overflow Vulnerability."

Patch / fix

  • openoffice.org RHEL 3 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3
  • openoffice.org RHEL 4 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4
  • openoffice.org-kde RHEL 4 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4
  • openoffice.org-i18n RHEL 3 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3
  • openoffice.org-i18n RHEL 4 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4
  • openoffice.org-libs RHEL 3 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3
  • openoffice.org-libs RHEL 4 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4

red hat advisories RHSA-2006:0573

  • libreoffice openSUSE Tumbleweed 7.1.5.2-3.13

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10983-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-3117 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 openoffice.org 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-kde 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 openoffice.org 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-kde 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 openoffice.org 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-kde 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 openoffice.org 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-34.2.0.EL3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 openoffice.org 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-kde 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-i18n 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4, openoffice.org-libs 1.1.2-34.6.0.EL4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0573

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Exploit prediction

4.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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